hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
breathily (while talking)
something; some kind of; for some reason
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
modesty; self-control; discretion
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
health; healthy; sound; fit
eating only a little; having a small appetite
to be worried; to be troubled
to have troubles; to have concerns
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
lately; recently; these days
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to have meaning; to be meaningful
without cause; without reason
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly